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A Tribute Page to Nikola Tesla, as part of the FreeCodeCamp Course. =) - http://codepen.io/rheaditi/pen/yJOVwY
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<h1 class="text-center">Nikola Tesla</h1>
<h2 class="text-center"><em>The Mad Scientist</em></h2>
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<img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/87/Blue_Portrait_of_Nikola_Tesla.jpg" alt="Nikola Tesla" />
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<p><em>Tesla's portrait – Blue Portrait – from 1916, painted by then-Hungarian princess, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vilma_Lwoff-Parlaghy">Vilma Lwoff-Parlaghy</a></em></p>
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<h3>Here's a timeline of Nikola's life:</h3>
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<strong>1856</strong>: Born in Smiljan, Austrian Empire (modern-day Croatia)
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<strong>1882</strong>: Moved to France and started working for Edison at Continental Edison Company.
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<strong>1886</strong>: Founded Tesla Electric Light & Manufacturing with funding from Robert Lane and Benjamin Vail
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<strong>1891</strong>: Received American Citizenship
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<strong>1884</strong>: Early X-ray experimentations with investigative notes about skin damages caused due the X-ray filming.
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<strong>1898</strong>: Tesla demonstrated a radio-controlled boat—which he dubbed "teleautomaton"—to the public during an electrical exhibition at Madison Square Garden.
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<strong>1915</strong>: There were rumors about him winning a Nobel Prize, although neither Tesla nor Edison were later awarded one.
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<strong>1930s</strong>: Tesla made claims concerning a "teleforce" weapon after studying the Van de Graaff generator.
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<strong>1943</strong>: He died at the age of 86, alone in room 3327 of the New Yorker Hotel.
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<p>Let the future tell the truth, and evaluate each one according to his work and accomplishments. The present is theirs; the future, for which I have really worked, is mine.</p>
<footer>Nikola Tesla from <cite title="Brainy Quote"><a href="http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/n/nikolatesl401271.html">Brainy Quote</a></cite></footer>
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<h2>If you have more time you should read more about this incredible human being on his <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikola_Tesla">Wikipedia entry</a>.</h2>
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